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Many new commercial streets in different areas of the country will be announced this year, Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi said yesterday.
"There will be many streets measuring about 26 km in total to be announced this year. As per the plan, the commercial streets will be opened in every area, not only some specific places," said the Minister.
The Minister was speaking to the media on the sidelines of a ceremony held by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) to announce the opening of the first phase of Al Rayyan Road Upgrade project yesterday.
“Al Rayyan Road will connect Dukhan Road going through Bani Hajar to Mesaila to Sport Roundabout,” said Yousef Al Emadi, Head of Road Maintenance Department.
“Unlike February 22 Road, this road does not have big intersections and signals. Al Rayyan Road has been designed keeping in mind the traffic and urban development of the next 10 to 15 years”, said Al Emadi.
Ashghal gives priorities to safety and quality of the project and all the projects underwent tight scrutiny like tests of asphalt and concrete, he added.
Other projects within Al Rayyan –Dukhan Corrdior are: Dukhan Highway central which extends for approximately 18 km from Al Wajba Interchange to East of Al Shihaniya, Dukhan Highway East which extends for approximately 12.6 km from west of Al Wajba Interchange to East of the Tilted Interchange and along Al Gharrafa Road from south of Al Rayyan Road to north of Thani bin Jassim Street, Phase 2 of Al Rayyan Road Upgrade, which extends for approximately 9.5 km from west of the Olympic Roundabout (Sports Roundabout) to west of Khalid bin Abdulla Roundabout, as well as Al Sheehaniya –Leatooriya – Lijmiliya Road which extends for 31 km from Dukhan Highway through the Camel Race Track in Al Sheehaniya City, to Leatooriya. The project will be completed in 2017.
